JP2009086231A - Electronic menu order device for karaoke room, which performs dutch treat display of food and drink charge, on the basis of karaoke score for each user - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic menu order device which performs Dutch treat display of food and drink charge, according to a karaoke score result. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic menu order device for karaoke room including a display means for displaying information for users according to control of a control means, an operation input means for receiving user's input, and a storage means for storing order information including a charge amount, communicates with the karaoke device in the karaoke room and a point-of sales (POS) store system, and accesses to a menu data base according to user's input, and receives order input by displaying each item information of the menu data base, and transmits an order electronic sentence including an item ID which is received during menu displaying, to the POS store system, while the order information of the storage means is updated, and the karaoke score data classified by users is obtained by communicating with the karaoke device, and a Dutch treat rate classified for users, in which the charge amount included in the order information of the storage means is allocated on the basis of the karaoke score data for each user, is calculated and displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic menu ordering apparatus for a POS system installed in a karaoke collective store having a large number of guest rooms called, for example, a karaoke box. In particular, each user is provided with food and beverage charges in one room. The present invention relates to an electronic menu ordering apparatus for karaoke rooms that presents the amount of money divided based on the results of karaoke singing.

  In recent karaoke stores, electronic table of contents devices (product names such as DAM station, Denmoku, Kyoku NAVI, Navikara) composed of tablet computers are widely used in place of thick karaoke table of contents. Since the computing power, storage capacity, and communication capacity of tablet computers are extremely large, development of this type of electronic table of contents apparatus for various uses related to karaoke is underway. In particular, as disclosed in detail in JP-A-2005-134570, JP-A-2005-134571, JP-A-2007-122620, etc., by using such a tablet computer, the user is identified. Various services can be provided based on the usage history of each user.

  For example, if a karaoke company stores a song selection history for a user registered as a member or uses a well-known singing scoring function at the time of performance, the scoring result is associated with the user identification code. And remember it. The online karaoke system uses the infrastructure to prepare a storage area for each member in the host device, and the online karaoke terminal sends the karaoke usage history of each member to the host device for storage in the corresponding member's area. . When a member uses a communication karaoke terminal, the stored information is downloaded from the host device, and various member services are provided using the downloaded information. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-99288, the scoring results collected from communication karaoke terminals in various places are periodically totaled to create a scoring ranking, or the number of music reservations for each member Or give points according to your needs. Then, the karaoke company provides various benefits to the members according to the rankings and points created and aggregated by the host device.

  On the other hand, recently, in restaurants and taverns, customers leave the tablet computer with a touch panel display for customers who enter the store, the customer selects the product by looking at the menu, and the act of ordering the selected product to the store himself However, a self-order POS system that operates by operating an electronic menu ordering device (called a guest room terminal or an order terminal) has been put into practical use and is becoming widespread.

The present applicant has also developed a self-order POS system that allows the electronic table of contents apparatus to function as an electronic menu ordering apparatus, and has filed numerous patent applications. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-148780 discloses a system that accepts an order in consideration of the remaining time in a situation where the use time is limited. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-148998 discloses a system that accepts an order by presenting target items for an unlimited quantity service.
JP 2005-134570 A JP 2005-134571 A JP 2007-122620 A JP 2005-99288 A JP 2007-148780 A JP 2007-148998 A

  The present invention is premised on a situation in which an electronic menu ordering device is provided in each guest room in a karaoke group store, and a user performs an ordering operation himself whenever necessary while looking at the electronic menu of the electronic menu ordering device. In a situation where karaoke is enjoyed while eating and drinking for several hours in a karaoke box for each group, eating and drinking is not the main entertainment. It is easy for someone to place an order between singing or selecting a song, or to eat or drink if there is food or drink in front of them. Even if there is an electronic menu ordering device that is very convenient and entertaining, in a karaoke store where karaoke is the main entertainment, entertainment separated from karaoke is not easily accepted by users.

  Therefore, the present applicant thought that karaoke and food and drink could not be linked, and came up with the idea of allocating food and beverage charges based on the karaoke usage history. If you do so, you will try to lighten the burden of eating and drinking, or try to pay more to other people, and the karaoke usage will become even more heated, making both entertainment and gaming more fun and fun. I thought about it and created the present invention.

The electronic menu ordering apparatus according to the present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (8).
(1) It is an electronic menu ordering apparatus for karaoke rooms equipped with a display means, an operation input means, a storage means, and a control means, and can communicate with a karaoke apparatus in a guest room and a POS store system. (2) Presenting information to the user according to the control of the control means (3) The operation input means accepts the user input (4) The storage means stores the order information including the fee amount (5) The control means Menu processing, order reception processing, and split account display processing are performed. (6) Menu processing accesses the menu database according to user input, displays each item information in the menu database, and receives order input (7 ) The order reception process transmits an order message including the item ID received during the menu display to the POS store system, and the order information stored in the storage means. (8) The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device to obtain karaoke scoring result data for each user, and based on the karaoke scoring result data for each user, the charge amount included in the order information in the storage means Calculate and display the discounted amount for each user

In this invention, it is desirable to selectively include any of the following items (a) to (c).
(A) In the split account display process, users who have high scores in communication with the karaoke apparatus, acquire karaoke scoring result data for each user including the score of karaoke scoring, and distribute the fee amount included in the order information in the storage means. (B) The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device and includes karaoke scoring result data including the ranking ranking of the karaoke score. And when calculating the amount of charge included in the order information stored in the storage means, calculate and display the discount amount for each user distributed so that the user with the higher rank has a smaller amount (c) The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire karaoke scoring score data for each user, and based on the karaoke scoring score data for each user, Determined, upon allocation of fee amount included in the order information storage means, it is displayed by calculating the user-specific Dutch treat amounts allocated at a ratio that is predefined by the relative rankings

  According to the electronic menu ordering apparatus of the present invention, the higher the score is in the karaoke scoring game, the lower the rate of eating and drinking charges, and the synergisticity of both karaoke and eating and drinking increases. Not only is karaoke heated, but you can also consider eating and drinking and order using the electronic menu ordering device, considering what you will order next and taking into consideration the burden rate of yourself and other members. Things become fun like a game. As a result, the effect of increasing the use of karaoke, eating and drinking, and electronic menu ordering devices can be expected.

=== System configuration ===
FIG. 1 exemplifies a system configuration when the present invention is applied to a karaoke collective store having a plurality of guest rooms. Each apparatus includes a POS computer 1 installed in one store 100, a POS cash register terminal 2, a kitchen terminal 3 installed in the kitchen, and a guest room terminal 4 including a tablet computer installed in each guest room 120. Is connected to the in-store LAN 5 to construct a well-known POS system that handles various operations related to food and beverage orders. The kitchen terminal 3 is accompanied by a printer.

  In each guest room 120, a karaoke apparatus 6 is installed and connected to the LAN 5. In the store 100, a well-known communication karaoke system is constructed by the karaoke device 6 of each guest room 120, the guest room terminal 4, and an external karaoke server 7.

  The POS computer 1 controls the POS system in the store. Store room information and various management information are stored in the hard disk device, and can communicate with an external server or the like via the VPN 8 and can communicate with each device in the store 100 via the LAN 5.

  The guest room terminal 4 is the core of the electronic menu ordering apparatus according to the present invention. In addition, the guest room terminal 4 functions as an electronic table of contents device that searches for karaoke music and reserves performance, and communicates with the karaoke device 6 in the same room and communicates with the karaoke server 7 via the LAN 5. Communication is configured to be possible.

  The karaoke server 7 is a computer serving as a host device in the communication karaoke system, and includes a karaoke database that stores karaoke data that is the origin of karaoke music, and a member information database that manages information on users registered as members. Has a database. The karaoke device 6 and the guest room terminal 4 communicate with the karaoke server 7 via the LAN 5 to receive distribution of karaoke data and transmit an operation log.

  Of the various databases provided in the karaoke server, the member information database associates personal information and various history information with a personal ID that is an IC card number unique to the IC card possessed by the registered user as a key. Stored and managed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the history information includes scoring results about the singer who performed the karaoke scoring game with the karaoke device 6, and scoring data such as the song / singer, singing date and time, and the operation log from the karaoke device 6. Collected and updated as appropriate.

=== Configuration of Guest Room Terminal 4 ===
The guest room terminal 4 as an electronic menu ordering apparatus is a well-known application device of a tablet computer. As illustrated in the block configuration of FIG. 2, in addition to the central control unit 11 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, A hard disk device 12, a touch panel display 13, and a communication interface 14 are provided. The display unit of the touch panel display 13 is connected to the CPU bus via the display controller 15, and the operation input unit is connected to the CPU bus via the input detection circuit 16. The communication interface 14 is connected to the LAN 5 via a wireless access point, and communicates with other devices in the POS system such as the POS cash register terminal 2 and the kitchen terminal 3.

The hard disk device 12 stores a menu database. In the menu database, item information of food and drink associated with the item ID is collected. Item information includes text-based data describing various attributes such as item name, price, standard serving time, main ingredients, calorie value, dish classification, and image data location, and fine color image data of food and drink .
The menu database may be stored and managed in the POS computer 1 or other server device, and accessed from the guest room terminal 4 via the LAN 5 as needed.

=== Basic Functions of Electronic Menu Ordering Device ===
The central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal 4 executes programs stored in the ROM and the hard disk device 12, thereby exchanging information in an interactive manner with the customer through the touch panel display 13, and the food and drink desired by the user from the menu database. The electronic menu process for searching and presenting the item information or accepting the user's order input is performed, and an order message including the accepted order contents is transmitted to the POS computer 1 or an appropriate POS system device. It functions as a well-known electronic menu ordering device.

  At this time, in this embodiment, the received order contents (items, quantities, and amounts) are stored in an appropriate storage unit. The contents of orders received after entering the room are stored cumulatively and managed so that the total amount of food and drink can be understood. Then, when the guest room is removed, it is deleted at an appropriate time.

  The order message output from the guest room terminal 4 is transmitted to the kitchen terminal 3, the POS cash register terminal 2, and the POS computer 1. On the basis of the received order message, the kitchen terminal 3 prints out an order receipt including information such as the room number, its item, and the number of items by an attached printer. The store clerk performs cooking and serving based on the order slip. The POS cash register terminal 2 stores the payment data in a predetermined format on the basis of the order message, and accumulates it for each guest room number. A billing slip is printed based on the accumulated data when the customer leaves the room and the fee is settled. The POS computer 1 accumulates and manages the order history for each guest room based on the order message received for each guest room.

=== Electronic table of contents Basic functions of this device ===
The guest room terminal 4 also functions as a well-known electronic table of contents main device. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the function can be separated by the user inputting an instruction on whether to use the electronic menu device or the electronic table of contents in the top menu of the guest room terminal 4.

  In order to function as an electronic table of contents, the hard disk measure 12 has the same location information (such as an IP address) of the karaoke device 6 in the same room as the operation target such as performance reservation, and the same as that stored in the karaoke device 6. The table of contents information of the karaoke music is stored and can be communicated with the karaoke apparatus 6 via the LAN 5. Then, the central control unit 11 executes a program stored in the ROM or the hard disk device 12 to exchange information interactively with the customer through the touch panel display 13 as is well known. The table of contents information of the desired music is retrieved and presented, or a performance reservation command is generated in response to an instruction input for reservation of performance by the user and transferred to the karaoke apparatus 6. The operation input by the logged-in member is transferred including the member ID in the command.

  In the system of the present embodiment, the karaoke apparatus 6 has a singing scoring function and can perform a singing scoring game. After logging in, the user who wants to use the singing scoring game inputs the “singing grading” button 41 on the top screen as the electronic table of contents of the guest room terminal 4 illustrated in FIG. Select the music to be played. Then, the guest room terminal 4 transfers to the karaoke device 6 a performance reservation command with the effect of the singing scoring game and the user ID.

  When the performance of the singing scoring game is finished in the karaoke device 6 and the score of the singing scoring result is output, the guest room terminal 4 receives the scoring result from the karaoke device 6 and associates it with the member ID. Scoring result data is temporarily stored in an appropriate storage unit. The scoring result data is data including the singing date and time, the song ID of the song, the score of the scoring result, and the like. Then, when the member logs out, the member is deleted from the storage unit at an appropriate time.

=== Discount display ===
In addition to the basic functions described above, the electronic menu ordering apparatus according to the present embodiment is characterized by a function for displaying a discount amount that is allocated to each user based on a karaoke scoring result output by the karaoke apparatus 6. It is.

As an electronic menu ordering device, the guest room terminal 4 is provided with a “split account display” button 51 on the top screen as illustrated in FIG. 5, for example, and when this is input to the user, the electronic table of contents is displayed. The scoring result data notified from the karaoke device as a device and stored in the storage unit is referred to, and the total amount of food and drink stored in the storage unit as an electronic menu device is referred to, and the total amount of food and beverage is allocated to each user. The amount is calculated and displayed on the display 13 as a list.
Hereinafter, a specific method for calculating the discount amount will be exemplified. FIG. 6 shows an example of a list display screen of the discount amount in <Example 1> below.

=== Scoring data and split method ===
<Example 1>
The scoring result data notified from the karaoke apparatus includes the latest scoring information. In the split account display process, the total amount of food and drink is distributed based on the score information (the music IDs may not be the same) at a ratio that is inversely proportional to the score ratio of each user. That is, if the scores of Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C are a point, b point, and c point, respectively, the burden amount is (1 / a) vs. (1 / b) vs. (1 / c). Thus, the amount to which the total amount of food and drink is allocated is calculated. In this case, Mr. A's burden is
It is calculated as W × (1 / a) ÷ {(1 / a) + (1 / b) + (1 / c)} yen. Similarly, Mr. B's burden is calculated as W × (1 / b) ÷ {(1 / a) + (1 / b) + (1 / c)} yen. C Sun's burden is calculated as W x (1 / c) / {(1 / a) + (1 / b) + (1 / c)} yen.

<Example 2>
The scoring result data notified from the karaoke device includes ranking ranking information of scoring results among people who sang the same song nationwide during a predetermined period. In the split notice display process, the total amount of food and drink is allocated based on the rank ratio so that the burden amount decreases in order from the top, based on the ranking information (the music IDs are irrelevant and may not be the same). That is, when Mr. D's ranking is d, E is e, and F is f, the burden of Mr. D, Mr. E, and Mr. F is inversely proportional to the ranking ranking ratio, that is, d The total amount W of food and drink is allocated so that it becomes e vs. f. in this case,
D’ s burden is W × d ÷ (d + e + f) yen,
E ’s burden is W × e ÷ (d + e + f) yen,
F ’s burden is W × f ÷ (d + e + f) yen,
Can be calculated as

<Example 3>
Another method is applied to the method for calculating the distribution amount in the second embodiment. If Mr. D's ranking is d, Mr. E is e, Mr. F is f and d <e <f, the relative ranking among the three is Mr. D. Since the second place is Mr. E and the third place is Mr. F, the amount of distribution of the total amount of food and drink W is calculated so that the distribution of Mr. D, Mr. E, and Mr. F is 1 to 2: 3. Therefore, Mr. D's burden is W × 1 ÷ (1 + 2 + 3) = (W / 6) yen, Mr. E's burden is (W / 3) yen by the same calculation method, and Mr. F's burden is (W / 2).

<Example 4>
The other method is applied to the distribution method in the second embodiment, and a burden ratio with respect to the total amount of food and drink is defined in advance for each rank. A table describing the specified values is created using a POS computer 1 or a store management computer connected to the LAN 5, and is managed in an appropriate storage unit. The central control unit 11 is configured to be accessed and referenced.

  The table contents are described by associating the total number of members with the burden ratio of each rank. For example, if the total number of members is 3, the first-ranked burden ratio is 25%, the second-ranked 30%, and the third-ranked 45%. Similarly, when the total number of members is 4, the first place is defined as 10%, the second place is 20%, the third place is 30%, the fourth place is 40%, and so on.

  If there are multiple people with the same rank, for example, if the first place out of 4 members is 2 with the same score, the total burden rate (10% + 20%) of the 1st place and 2nd place will be evenly divided by 15 Pay by%.

  As in <Example 3> and <Example 4> above, if the split-account method is distributed according to the relative rank among members, it can be used in the same room without logging in or as a singing scoring game. If the member includes a user who has not participated or has not recorded scoring result data, such a user can be positioned as the last rank, and the amount of burden can be calculated.

<Example 5>
Based on the users who have 0 points in the scoring results data (or who have not participated in the scoring game), the total amount of food and drink is allocated to be cheaper by the scored points. When Mr. A's score is a points, assuming that a member with a score of 0 is included in the member, the amount of Mr. A's burden is calculated to be discounted a% To do.

In the same room, in addition to Mr. A, if Mr. B, who has a score of b, and Mr. C, who has a score of c, Mr. A's burden will be W × (100−a) ÷ {(100−a) + ( 100-b) + (100-c)}
Is calculated as Similarly, Mr. B's burden is W × (100−b) ÷ {3 × 100− (a + b + c)}
C ’s burden is W × (100−c) ÷ {3 × 100− (a + b + c)}
Is calculated.

  Also in this <Example 5>, when a user who does not record scoring result data is included in the members, the score can be regarded as 0 points and the burden amount can be calculated.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The scoring result data used as the basis for calculating the discount amount is not limited to the latest data as in the above example. You may employ | adopt the average value of a predetermined period about the same user. It may be the maximum value for a predetermined period. For example, the discount amount is calculated based on the highest score and the highest ranking during the totaling period of the ranking information of the scoring game by the karaoke company.
The scoring result data from the time of entering the room may be accumulated in the guest room terminal 4 and sequentially counted for each user, and the average value or the maximum value of each user may be adopted.
Further, the scoring result data may not be stored in the guest room terminal 4 and may be ordered from the karaoke apparatus when the split account display process is started.

The timing for displaying the split account is not limited to when the user inputs an instruction as in the above example. For example, when a user performs a karaoke scoring game, the singing scoring result is output from the karaoke device, and when the guest room terminal 4 receives the latest scoring result, the total amount of food and drink at that time is displayed in proportion. May be.
Alternatively, when an order message of any food or drink is transmitted, it may be split and displayed based on the total amount of food and drink at that time and scoring result data.

  Needless to say, the electronic menu device and the electronic table of contents device may be configured as separate hardware.

The system configuration | structure which concerns on a present Example is illustrated. 2 illustrates a hardware configuration of a guest room terminal according to the embodiment. It is an example of the top screen of the guest room terminal which concerns on a present Example. It is an example of the top screen as an electronic table of contents main apparatus of the guest room terminal which concerns on a present Example. The top screen as an electronic menu ordering apparatus of the guest room terminal which concerns on a present Example is illustrated. It is an example of the screen of the split notice display based on a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

4 Guest room terminal 11 Central control unit 13 Display

Claims (4)

A karaoke guest room electronic menu ordering device comprising a display means, an operation input means, a storage means, and a control means, and capable of communicating with a karaoke device in a guest room and a POS store system,
The display means presents information to the user according to the control of the control means,
The operation input means accepts user input,
The storage means stores order information including a charge amount,
The control means performs menu processing, order reception processing, and split account display processing,
Menu processing accesses the menu database according to user input, displays each item information in the menu database, accepts order input,
The order reception process transmits an order message including the item ID received in the menu display to the POS store system, and updates the order information in the storage means.
The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire the karaoke scoring result data for each user, and distributes the fee amount included in the order information in the storage means based on the karaoke scoring result data for each user. Electronic menu ordering device for karaoke guest rooms that calculates and displays the discount amount. The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire the karaoke scoring result data for each user including the score of karaoke scoring. The electronic menu ordering apparatus for a karaoke room according to claim 1, wherein the discount amount for each user distributed so as to be reduced is calculated and displayed. The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire the karaoke scoring result data by user including the ranking order of karaoke scoring, and the user who is ranked higher in the distribution of the charge amount included in the order information of the storage means The electronic menu ordering apparatus for karaoke rooms according to claim 1, wherein the amount of discounted payment for each user distributed so as to reduce the amount is calculated and displayed. The split account display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire karaoke scoring score data for each user, determines the relative rank in the guest room based on the karaoke scoring score data for each user, and is included in the order information of the storage means The electronic menu ordering apparatus for a karaoke room according to claim 1, wherein, when distributing the charge amount, a discount amount for each user distributed in a ratio determined in advance by relative rank is calculated and displayed.